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Book | FZJ-2016-04163 |
1998
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Zentralbibliothek, Verlag
Jülich
ISBN: 978-3-89336-219-6
Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/12059
Abstract: Controlled nuclear fusion research in magnet ic confinement devices is being pursued worldwide with the long term aim of providing an inexhaustible, safe, environmentally benign energy source. Today's largest devices - JET (Joint European Torus) , TFTR (Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor), JT-60 U - could already approach or reach scientific break-even with the optimum fusion fuel. One objective of the next step, ITER (International Tokamak Experimental Reactor), is to complete the demonstration of scientific feasibility of fusion by achieving controlled and sustained fusion burn for some 1000 seconds. The role of theoretical research in this context is to provide a better understanding of the physical processes at work in the confined plasma supporting the fusion reactions; this should ultimately lead to better control of the most promising operation scenarios and possibly to improved concepts. The main objective of the European Fusion Theory Conferences is to provide a forum for discussion of fusion oriented theoretical activities in Europe. The 7$^{th}$ EFTC was held in Jülich, Germany, from 08 - 10 October 1997. The meeting was attended by 85 delegates, most of them from Europe and a few from other continents. The papers presented at the conference were selected by the International Scientific Programme Committee on the basis of one page abstracts. Invited papers were selected to present overviews of major theoretical activities under way in European laboratories and universities.
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